Cigarette and cigar holder



P 28, 1943- H. E. WALDRlP ET AL 2,330,460

CIGARETTE AND CIGAR HOLDER Filed Aug. 3, 1940 FIG.|. F|G.2.

Ivmv r035 HARRY E. WfiLDR/Band A TTOHNEY.

Patented Sept. 28, 1943 .xmm

f 233mm I CIGARETTE AND ore-art nonnaa Harry E. wanrip and ntssriiiQMc viii a This invention relates genemny megawatand cigar holders, and more"specificallyttobiga rette and cigar holdersmade o'fpap'e'r and like inei'rpensive material, the predominant obiect'of v the invention being to provide-an improvedncigarette .or cigar holderwhich is very inexpensive and is capable of performing its intended functioninhighly efficientmanner.

Fig. 1115a view of a blank from which" a ea- 'rette holder is made in accordance with' the present 'inventionpa corner portion of the blank being folded over to showthe reverse side' therei Fig. 2 is an elevation of one of thei-mproved cigarette.fholdersbefore completion thereof;

3 is an enlarged endel'eva'tion of the partially completed cigarette 'hold'er 'illustra'ted in 2 facing the. larger end thereon Fig.4 fisaview partly in elevation and partly einv vertical section illustrating the manner in ami thebla' his not provided Wat-im m.

sive coating asa part '3 of theadhesive-receiving surfaceiis free from adhesive as shown in iiig}. l.

' Thev highlylgla'z'ed surface. ofthe blankjpra 'viously mentioned herein, provides the outersurface of. the tapered-tube .when's'aid. blank isrolled to provid'ela tapered: tube 33 as shown "intFig. "2. The blank space 3 of the adhesive-receiving "face .ofgthebla'nk ipr'ovide'sjthe inner surface of the tapered tube '4, and all paper to paper contacts of portiohsof the'tube d have fadhesivesubstance Y jtherebetween so FthataBaid paper tofp'aper c'ontacting portions are 'adhesively secured together. Q

While various-adhesives maybe employed inp'ro ducing'the tapered tube "4 a treated 'de'Xtrine gum.

is preferred" When the blank [has been rolled to .prorii'rce the tapered tubal said tiib'e prererablvco'nsists ofj'threeot more thicknesses of aper, the 1 mouth'end, I or smaller end or the tube,

heme-left circular in shape or' fiattene'd' slightly tornak'ea mouthpiece. f I a When the tapered tube' l has been formed "as .descirib'ed and the"adhesivesubstance dried,

the mouthie'nd of themes is provided with bead i so that said mouth end of the tube maybe more convenientlygripped in .theiusjers mouth. The

Fig. 8 is an elevation of the completed cigarette holder.

In the drawing, wherein is shown for the purpose of illustration, merely, one embodiment of the invention, A designatesin Fig. 8 an improved cigarette holder made in accordance with the present invention. The cigarette holder A, as shown in Fig. 8 is formed from a blank I of paper,

or other suitable material, which is shaped ap-.

proximately as shown in Fig. 1, it being preferred that the blank i be formed of paper highly glazed on one eide and very absorptive on the other. The blank is in the shape of the curved surface of a frustum cone and is so proportioned that when rolled it will form a tapered tube of such diameter as to make a convenient mouthpiece at the smaller end and will receive an end portion of a cigarette at its opposite larger end.

The blank 5 on one of its surfaces (which is the inner surface of the blank when rolled to provide a tube) is provided with a coating of adhesive substance 2, however, preferably, the entire surbead .5 1 is produced by dippingthemouth-endbf the -tube d ina thermoplastic resinwith the "result that a-"body 'ofthe resinrwill" adhere to' th'e mouth .end of the tub'efas'shown' at 5am Fig.5. it has been foundt'hatiwhen the mouth'endof the tube.

of the material is formed across the end of the, tube which closes said end of the tube, and this film 5* is broken by creating suction,'or otherwise causing movement of air within the tube. The suction so created within the tube It breaks the film 5 and shapes the inner portion of the bead 5 as shown in Fig.7.

.One method of providing the tubes 4 of the cigarette holders with the heads 5 is to employ a base member 6 in the form of a board, or the like, which has formed therethro ugh a plurality of tapered openings 6'. The openings receive end portions of a plurality of tapered tubular supporting elements I, said tubular supporting elements preferably being a plurality of the taperedtubes i which have been cut off at their smaller ends to slightly reduce the lengths thereof. 'I he'larger end portions o-fthe supporting elements are secured in the openings 6' of the base member 6 by friction or otherwise, and the tubest to which beads are to be applied areintroduced on the supporting elements 1 with sufiicient inward force to cause-said tubes to be fric-a were tionally gripped by said supporting elements. The base member with the tubes 4 attached thereto is then moved to a position where the smaller, mouth ends of the tubes are introduced into the thermoplastic resin contained in a suitable receptacle (not shown), to the approximate depth indicated by the broken line B in Fig. 4. When the mouth ends of the tubes 4 have remained in the thermoplastic resin at sufficient length of time to permit bodies of the resin to adhere thereto they are removed, and at this time the mouth end of each tube 4 is closed by the film 5 hereinbefore mentioned. The base member 6 is then placed on a suitable supporting frame (not shown) with the tubes 4 extending downwardly, and a suitable suction creating apparatus C is moved along the top face of the base member. As the suction creating apparatus passes over each opening 6 of the base member, suction is created in the associated tube 4, which suction breaks the film 5 and shapes the inner portion of the bead 5 as shown in Fig. 7.

After the beads 5 have been applied to the tubes 4 as described the plurality of tubes 4 while still supported by the base member 6 are dipped into a body of waterproofing liquid which may be clear or colored as desired, said tubes 4 being preferably dipped into the waterproofing liquid to the approximate depth indicated by the broken line D in Fig. 4. This provides the mouth end portion of the completed cigarette holder A, inside and outside, with a coating of waterproofing against mouth moisture. If more than one coating of waterproofing material is desired the tubes 4 may be dipped in the waterproofing liquid as many times as desired. When the coating or coatings of waterproofing material have been applied to the tubes 4 and said waterproofing material has dried, the completed cigarette holders are removed from the supporting elements .1 and are ready for use.

Various thermoplasticresins may be employed to provide the improved cigarette holders with the beads 5, one suitable material being a mixture of a suitable plasticizer, and ester gum of such composition as to make a non-brittle, nonsticky bead. Also a mixture of ester gum, resins, and any suitable plasticizer may be employed to produce a bead having the desired properties. The waterproofing material employed in making the improved cigarette holders may be any non-,

tion of a surface of said sheet of material as to dispose said adhesive material only between all portions of the respective thicknesses of the sheet material in said wall and so that the entire inner surface of the holder is free from adhesive material, a bead formed of thermoplastic material applied to the smaller end of said tapered tube to rovide a mouthpiece, said bead being in embracing relation with respect to the end portion of the wall of said tapered tube at said smaller end thereof, and a coating of waterproofing material arranged on the outer and inner surfaces of the smaller portion of said tapered tube and on said bead.

2. A holder for smoking articles comprising a tapered tube rolled from a sheet of material which is provided with a surface portion that is highly absorptive and which provides the inner face of the tapered tube and an opposite surface portion that is glazed and which provides the outer face of the tapered tube, the entire wall of said tapered tube being made up of a plunality of thicknesses of said sheet of material, adhesive material applied to such portion of a surface of said sheet of material as to dispose said adhesive material only between all portions of the respective thicknesses of the sheet material in said wall and so that the entire inner surface of the holder is free from adhesive material, a bead formed of thermoplastic material applied to the smaller end of said tapered tube to provide a mouthpiece, said bead being in embracing relation with respect to the end portion of the wall or said tapered tube at said smaller end thereof, and a coating of waterproofing material arranged ,on the outer and inner surfaces of the smaller portion of said tapered tube and on said bead.

ROBERT J. McMlLLAN.

HARRY E. WALDRlP. 

